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Auction 139 15 February 2017
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A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF ROMAN BRONZE COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, Sestertius, Rome, 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing left, holding standard and spear, s c in field, 21.20g (RIC 254; C 88; Sear 8706). Very fine or better, glossy jade-green patina £100-150
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Provenance: Bt Spink July 1935.
Struck at the beginning of his reign, this reverse type places the new emperor under the protection of his loyal troops
ANCIENT COINS, Roman Imperial Coinage, Gordian III, Sestertius, Rome, 238, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp caes m ant gordianvs avg, rev. fides militvm, Fides standing left, holding standard and spear, s c in field, 21.20g (RIC 254; C 88; Sear 8706). Very fine or better, glossy jade-green patina £100-150
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Provenance: Bt Spink July 1935.
Struck at the beginning of his reign, this reverse type places the new emperor under the protection of his loyal troops